2019【高考】英语一轮基础练-Unit-19-Language(含解析)北师大版选修7

Unit 19 Language

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Ⅰ 阅读理解

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OPENINGS AND PREVIEWS Antlia Pneumatica

In a new play by Anne Washburn, directed by Ken Rus Schmoll, a group of estranged friends gather at a Texas farm house to bury one of their peers. (Peter Jay Sharp, 416 W. 42nd St. 212-279-4200. In previews.) Bright Star

Steve Martin and Edie Brickell wrote this bluegrass-and-Americana musical, in which a magazine editor meets a soldier returning from the Second World War. Walter Bobbie directs. (Cort, 138 W. 48th St. 212-239-6200. In previews.) The Crucible

Ivo van Hove directs Arthur Miller’s classic drama about the Salem witch trials, starring

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Saoirse Ronan, Ben Whishaw, Ciaran Hinds, and Sophie Okonedo. (Walter Kerr, 219 W. 48th St. 212-239-6200. In previews.) Dry Powder

John Krasinski, Claire Danes, and Hank Azaria star in Sarah Burgess’s play, in which an executive at a private-equity firm (私人股本公司) tries to rebound from a P.R. disaster. Thomas Kail directs. (Public, 425 Lafayette St. 212-967-7555. In previews. Opens Oct. 28, 2017) The Father

Frank Langella stars in a play by the French writer Florian Zeller, translated by Christopher Hampton and directed by Doug Hughes for Manhattan Theatre Club, about an eighty-year-old man who is losing his grip on his own life story. (Samuel J. Friedman, 261 W. 47th St. 212-239-6200. Previews begin Oct. 28, 2017)

1.If you’re interested in American music, where can you get entertained?

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A. Peter Jay Sharp, 416 W. 42nd St. B. Cort, 138 W. 48th St.

C. Walter Kerr, 219 W. 48th St. D. Public, 425 Lafayette St.

2.If you want to preview a play now, which of the following is not available? A. Bright Star B. The Crucible

C. Dry Powder D. The Father 3.The author’s purpose of writing the passage is to ________ .

A. inform B. entertain C. persuade D. describe 【文章大意】本文是一篇应用文，主要是向读者介绍四部影片。

1.B 【解析】细节理解题。根据Bright Star中的

“Steve Martin and Edie Brickell wrote this bluegrass-and-Americana musical”及“Cort, 138 W. 48th St. 212-239-6200. In previews.”可知，可以在Cort, 138 W. 48th St. 欣赏美国音乐，故B项正确。

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